Eight NYCU Professors Receive NSTC Outstanding Research Award

(中央社訊息服務20260226 14:21:21)National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) has once again demonstrated its academic strength across disciplines, with eight faculty members receiving the 2025 Outstanding Research Award from the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), one of the nation’s highest honors recognizing sustained research impact and scholarly excellence.
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The award recognizes researchers who have made long-term, original contributions that advance global knowledge frontiers. This year’s recipients represent a wide spectrum of fields, reflecting NYCU’s distinctive integration of engineering, medicine, the humanities, and social innovation.

The 2025 NSTC Outstanding Research Award recipients from NYCU are:
。Prof. Chun-Cheng Lin, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management
。Prof. Li-Wei Ko, Institute of Electrical and Control Engineering
。Prof. Chih-Yuan Sun, Institute of Education
。Prof. Chun-Cheng Hsu, Institute of Applied Arts
。Prof. Wen-Chih Peng, Department of Computer Science
。Prof. Hsin-Yuan Huang, Department of Applied Mathematics
。Prof. Shih-Pin Chen, Institute of Clinical Medicine
。Prof. Jin-Wu Tsai, Institute of Brain Science

Together, their work spans industrial systems optimization, intelligent control technologies, educational innovation, artistic practice, computer science, mathematical theory, clinical medicine, and neuroscience.
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The diversity of this year’s awardees highlights NYCU’s role as a research university where disciplinary boundaries increasingly intersect to address complex global challenges.

The NSTC Outstanding Research Award honors not a single breakthrough, but years—often decades—of sustained scholarly dedication. Each recipient represents a distinct research path shaped by persistence, curiosity, and long-term academic investment.

At NYCU, such achievements are supported by an ecosystem that connects fundamental research with real-world impact. The university’s distributed multi-campus structure and strong collaboration between engineering, biomedical science, and human-centered disciplines continue to foster innovation across fields.
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University leadership noted that the recognition reflects not only individual excellence but also Taiwan’s growing influence in global research networks.

Since the 2021 merger of National Chiao Tung University and National Yang-Ming University, NYCU has actively cultivated a cross-domain research culture that bridges technology, healthcare, society, and creativity.
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This year’s award list serves as a microcosm of that vision:
from algorithm design and smart systems to education research, artistic exploration, clinical science, and brain research.
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NYCU extends its congratulations to all award recipients and expresses deep appreciation for their continued efforts to expand the boundaries of knowledge and inspire future generations of scholars.